Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: Jeremiah]
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02/13/15 05:16 AM
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I emailed Hughes (they CNC's my MW Victors to an advertised 370@.700) and Dave told me to pick out a smaller cam. Unfortunately it is a little late for that. Stupid me to consider that a head advertised to flow well at .700-.750 lift would be able to utilize a compatible valve spring without retainer clearance issues and a scrub pattern wider than a '70 New Yorker. Anyway, more contestants:
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: rebel]
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02/13/15 05:47 AM
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those Tool Steel retainers really help gain clearence. swapped out my titiainium for them. so far i'm impressed.
Are those Manley titanium 10 degree locks as well? How much spring pressure are you running? Thank you for the feedback!
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: Jeremiah]
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02/13/15 10:07 AM
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Now to my question...why?
Uhhhh... 'cuz somebody effed up?
I'll check my Hughes offset intakes & standard exhausts and see if there is a similar issue, but I don't recall noticing anything wrong when they've been mocked up on a head before.
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: Jeremiah]
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02/13/15 12:53 PM
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Sorry you are having problems. That's odd that the rollers are different height. Like many Victor guys it seems, I have a love/hate relationship with mine. You may have read my combo before and I run a smaller cam but, if helps at all, here's my valvetrain combo: solid roller .421 lobe lift w/1.6 HS rockers = .674 lift. Trick Flow springs TFS-16943-16(which are actually PAC-1243)installed at 1.900, Comp tool steel retainers 1732-16 Comp 4785-16 locators 611-16 locks 621-16 lash caps, Smith Bros .375x.083 pushrods Harland Sharp S70016EVK rockers. No spring/retainer clearance issues even without lash caps. I decided to run the caps only because the sharp rockers sweep the roller from the center toward the outer tips of the valves at full lift and wanted more contact. I'm sure it's not the ideal setup but seems to be working OK. Has been to 7400 RPM a couple times but keep it below 7k now.
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: gregsdart]
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02/13/15 01:16 PM
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Have you checked out spring cups for thinner ones? Sounds like you are close to having plenty of clearance. How much lift is on your cam?
I am using .045 spring seats and those are the thinnest I could find. The cam is only .741/.718 net lift accounting for lash. I'm there, just need to get the pattern sorted out.
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: MoParFish]
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02/13/15 03:16 PM
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... I decided to run the caps only because the sharp rockers sweep the roller from the center toward the outer tips of the valves at full lift and wanted more contact.
That's an example of the HS rockers being too long between the shaft pivot C/L and the roller tip pivot C/L, unfortunately.
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Re: Updates on the Edelbrock Victor Installed Height Saga
[Re: 451Mopar]
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02/13/15 03:25 PM
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Not trying to troll you here but I don't think you would have had the clearance issue if you were running Harland Sharp rockers. They don't have a gentle radius like the Hughes pieces. They cost literally 2X + as much though
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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